The Holy Communion, what costed Christ?

One of the ordinances established in Baptist denomination is the Holy Communion or the breaking of bread among many others. The holy Communion represent the last meal eaten by Jesus Christ and his disciples before he ascended to heaven. He ordered the sacred act to continue till he comes back again for his second coming.

As we all know that from the ages past after the death of Christ to these contemporary times, the holy communion has always been practised to keep us in order for the coming of Christ and to keep his commandments. The bread signifies the body of Christ which went all the way to the calvary for our redemption, while the wine represent the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed for our sins. Even though this practice has been held sacred for many years. It is evident that christians do not hold the act sacred again. They have lost the purpose to which it is established. They have even forgotten what it cost our savior. We have often ignored the fact that the holy communion to which we eat on a very easy platter costed Christ many things more than two hundred years ago. Let us look at some of those things that costed Jesus.

1. HIS RIGHTS

Let us check out this scenario, if an heir to a king were to be born, where do you think such king will fancy for his child to be born? Obviously it will have to be the nicest of places, the best hospital handled by the best medical personnel. The child bearing process will have to be handled with utmost care because beneath it all lies a great personality who will not entertain any sort of shortcomings but does that applied to Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ as our king and Lord has every right to be born in a noble place during his birth, to be handled with care by the best doctors and nurses around then but he didn't do so,  something else occurred, he was born in an animal manger. Sometimes we read the bible shallowly therefore we are unable to understand and process some things. Jesus Christ was named as a lamb of the Lord, is that a mere coincidence to being born in the humblest of places, among lambs. Imagine that humility which is difficult for many of our important personalities to exhibit today. He chose the humble path of being born in a crude way even though he is the Lord of all living, what does that mean to you? Are you also the arrogant one, are you also like the Rich man who can't leave everything for the sake of eternity?

2. HIS GLORY

Consider this, it is always very difficult to leave one's comfort and glories aside and begin a journey of hardness and suffering believe me, many will surely declined that. The bible helped us to envision in a little way the glory to which Jesus enjoyed before coming to earth for redemption of mankind. The Bible says he sit with God on his throne and angels worship him day and night. Who can leave all this for the sake of mortals? The king of Kings has to be stripped low and spit on on the cross, that's humiliating enough.

He was dragged roughly across the road all the way to where he was crucified for our sake. He was derided of his glory and treated like a slave, with disdain. He was crucified for our sake, crucification then is a punishment melted out to hardened criminals but is Jesus one? Crucifying someone necessary connote the fact that the worth of such person has been taken away for him and he had to die miserably too. Thank God that Jesus Christ do not step down even in the heat of all these sufferings, if not where would we have been today, would we have the authority to step on snakes and announce that we are still the children of God. Walking with Christ means leaving everything and everything alone, that's why some are unable to follow Christ, they are not ready to let it all. Christianity is about laying down your life to Christ. A pastor will preached and ask if anybody wants to accept and give their life to Christ, don't you see the connection already?.

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